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Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1956

Page

2

Dunkley to Serve Mission for LDS Church

Wright Dunkley son of Mr and Mrs Lorin R Dunkley of Whitney will serve as an LDS missionary in the central states. A farewell testimonial is planned for next Sunday at 7 30 p m in the Whitney ward chapel. He is a Ricks College graduate and directed the music department at Rigby High School. He served in the US Army starting July 1953, directed the first infantry band at Fort Ord, and toured Germany and London. He joined the Berlin opera festival tour with the US State Department opera company. He returns home June last year and enters the LDS mission home on June 6.

Whitney Ward Ricks College Rigby High School US Army Fort Ord Calif Germany Seventh Army Special Service Dunkley Buddy London US State Department Opera Company Berlin Italy Ireland Scotland England LDS

Deer Family Among Pecora Ruminants

The deer belongs to Pecora, a group of cud chewing animals with four chambered stomachs. Other members include the kaffé antelope, ox, goat and sheep.

Local USAC Poetry Fest Honors County Students

Logan Atkinson formerly of Casto and representing the Uniscraits of Utah earned fourth place in the poetry division at USAC. Three of Miss Atkinson’s poems will appear in the spring issue of Pen. Georgi F Jensen received a $200 economics scholarship as a sophomore at USAC.

Reent USAC Logan Fracs Frank G Jensen Milk Creek

Diet Focuses On Fean Beef Pork Veal And Lamb

Food specialists assert a weight loss approach centered on fean beef pork veal and lamb is medically feasible. The claim emphasizes selecting specific meats within a diet plan for safe weight reduction.

Dayton Poet Places In National Contests

Dayton poet Atkinson receives national contest honors with first and third place readings for original verses. She earned 61st in a regional poem division and was noted for a quatrain in a statewide competition, sponsored by Poesy Books of Mansfield.

Dayton Vobbei Atkinson Ina Mae Chalmers Toe Poesy Books Mansfield

Collette Eberhard on Ricks Honor Roll

Collette Eberhard a Preston co ed attending Ricks College Rexburg is listed among the 1130 students with high averages for the winter quarter She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Eberhard and a 1954 Preston High School graduate now a sophomore studying education.

Preston Ricks College Rexburg Collette Eberhard Oanders Ernest Eberbard Ricks Eberhard Preston High School

Wheat support raised for 1956 to 32 cents per bushel

The minimum national wheat support for the 1956 crop rises to $2 per bushel, about 83.7 percent of parity, with 38 states in the commercial wheat area at 82 percent of parity and 12 smaller states at 75 percent. Local loan rates will be announced after class and grade differentials are set.

John E Powen Idaho Agricultural Stabilizatio and Conservation Committees Bowen Franklin County

Texas Safely Rescues Whooping Cranes Shipped from Canada

Publicity efforts helped eight juvenile and twenty adult whooping cranes reach Texas safely from Canadian breeding grounds. The species remains extremely rare and endangered.

Texas

Local Social Notices and Family Gatherings Recap

The report lists multiple social events including Mr Hensen with speaker and refreshments for 16, Mr and Mrs Meek D Hymas attending Newel Hymas funeral in Rigby on May 16, and Mrs Florence Stark returning from La Crosse Wis after attending Noella Snyder’s funeral. It notes gatherings with Merrills in Grass Valley and Logan, dinners with Cardon Merrill and Mary C Merrill, and visits by Laurence Mansfield and Susan to Burbank Calif.

Meek D Hymas Rigby Newel Hymas Fliorence Stark la Crosse Wis Noella Snyder Stark Frothers Car Stark M O Merrill R. G Merrill Grass Valley Calif T C Merrill Minnie Tripp Preston Merrills Logan Caryon Logan M W Merrill

Local News Brief From Tucson Social Roundup

Clair Biges departed last Thursday leaving his wife in Tucson, Ariz. where she will be employed during the summer months. Mrs. J. M. Mac Neur and Mrs. A. Wendell Poe hosted guests Sunday. Mr. and junior Glenner of the second ward held a fireside at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Bodily after the Sacrament meeting.

Clair Biges Tucson Ariz Poe Ani Glen Ard George

Attendees at Rigby funeral and local gatherings noted

Farnes and Mrs. Bertha Smith of Ogden. Jack and Mrs. Childress of Salt Lake City. Gwen Taylor of Lewiston. Capt. and Mrs. E F Patterson and children. Robert and Susan of Minneapolis. Mack Hymas of Treasureton. Clyde Condie and Caroline Condie of Preston attended Martin Johnsons funeral in Rigby on Tuesday May 15. Hymas sang two solos. Roy C Nelson at Yette club banquet in Pocatello with daughter Rex Clayson. Lela Reuchkart visiting in Mink Creek. Greene Wells and Dement Bell families attended Brigham City picnic for Raymond and wife anniversary. Leroy Lindsay visits in Dingle and Ovid. Legrande Burton hosted dinner for Jessie Hansen Phyllis Marble Dana Bowcut Melba Oapener.

Mack D. Hymas Treasureton Clyde Condie Cleveland Caroline Condie Preston Martin Johnson Rigby Hymas Legrande Burton Jessie Hansen Phyllis Marble Tremonton Dana Bowcut Melba Oapener Garland

Preston and Cleveland Families Welcome Three Boys

Mr and Mrs Kay Inglet of Preston welcome a boy born May 20. Mr and Mrs William Bennett of Cleveland announce a son born May 20. Mr and Mrs Karl Alder of Preston greet a son born May 21.

Kay_ Inglet Preston William Bennett Cleveland

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K Dunkley LDS Church Wright Dunkley Lorin R. Dunkley Whitney Central States R. G. Cranney Chevrolet Detroit W. E. Fish Cranney Cranney Chevrolet Co Kodak Pe Tebe KODAK Verichrome PAN Film Johnson's Drug Store Idaho C Hensen Cardon Merrill Salt Lake City Mary C Merrill Laurence Mansfield Susan Burbank Calif Jane Mansfield David Palmer Leo Butters R. G. Merrill Jod Farnes Jesse Kimber Webb Preston High Kim The Thespian Society J M. Mac Neur A. M Wendell Intermountain Air Service Lewiston Nate Karron Roy C. Nelson Pocatello Y’ette Club Rex Clayson Willis Moser Mink Creek Norman Larsen Lela Reuchkart Ogden Mrs. Larsen Larsen Leroy Lindsay Dingle Clarence Lindsay Ovid Melvin Peterson Ehaal J. N. Larsen Co T. C. Merrill Preston Lumber CO America Reynolds Farm Institute South State
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